By Deidre Norman
In early August, a special group of people gathered for a week-long Summer Kirtan Camp in Fairfax, an adorable little town just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. The camp is led by sacred music composer, recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, and ecstatic vocalist Jai Uttal along with Nubia Teixeira, Daniel Paul and Prajna Vieira…
By Janice Brooks
The adage “begin with the end in mind” has been expert advice for many high power executives, and on many levels Yoga teachers in the course of planning out their Yoga class also adhere to that principle. So, I shall begin by saying this: Get your ticket now, today, for the 2019 Telluride Yoga Festival. There, I said it…
By Rachel Nichols
As Northern California’s Wine Country approaches the one year anniversary of the devastating wildfires that swept through the region, burning thousands of acres, structures and homes, the community is still picking up the pieces and adjusting to new normals…
By Gregg A. Jackson
If I was to be most honest and revealing, I think the breakthrough workshop of the week was from Akah Jackson, the husband/male singer for Aykanna. His workshop was titled “Vibrate! Fuel for Transformation and Longevity," and it certainly was that…
By Elizabeth Millard
Do you sometimes snack mindlessly on mediocre food? Buy clothes that don’t really fit? Binge-watch TV shows when you really need sleep? You’re not alone. Our culture has become almost fanatically centered on consumption of all types, and it’s affecting our health, happiness, and well-being…
By Pennie Nichols
Yoga is for everyone. Even if you were not able to attend the entirety of the festival, we wanted everyone to have the opportunity to experience some of the magic and connection that happened all weekend long…
By: Nikita Mehta
One of our favorite things about festivals like Wanderlust is interacting with the amazing vendors and entrepreneurs. It’s even better when our favorite vendors are local SF based companies who we can support and love here in our city. This year we were honored to meet up and collab with Bloombra…
By Bruce Davis, Ph.D.
There is a time in life to make a pilgrimage. Let’s pack up some belongings, and set out on a path hoping to get a glimpse of what life is all about. There are many pilgrimages with footsteps for us to follow…
By Rachel Nichols
In the fast-paced, “do more,” “be better” world we live in, it’s easy to get lost in our days as we find ourselves operating on autopilot and checking things off our never-ending to-do lists as quickly as possible. Sometimes even doing our yoga or meditation practice can begin to feel like a chore, another thing “to do”…
By Autumn Feldmeier
We are super excited to be attending Beloved Festival - a festival whose goal is to dissolve the boundaries that isolate us through music, dance and play…
PRESS RELEASE FROM OMRISING
OmRising, Northern California’s newest yoga + music gathering (Oct 5 - 8th at Camp Navarro in Mendocino County, CA), excitedly announces the addition of Saritah, a globally conscious roots artist to its lineup…
PRESS RELEASE FROM BELOVED FESTIVAL
Beloved Festival has always nurtured a special alchemy designed to meld unexpected elements, to challenge and encourage festival goers to focus on the music, the meaning, the community…
By Nikita Mehta
What does it mean to truly form community? To be in sangha with one another? Every day in studios all across the Bay Area we roll out our mats, side by side, flow and breathe, move our bodies, set intention and lay in savasana together. We say hello, make lingering eye contact, exchange numbers, meet for coffee… and then go about on our busy, beautiful, blessed lives. We are a community…
By Ema Barba
Between the 15th and 20th of August, you will find us in the city of Pravets, Bulgaria, at the most famous Yoga and music festival in South-Eastern Europe, Udaya Live. Udaya is filled with vivacity and brightness, and super upbeat. There is also the opportunity to just chill out – you can create your own experience as you wish…
